Bee Work

A brief, but close look at a (red-tailed?) bumble bee busy working this morning, while I was out doing my walk.

Shefali’s Stretton

BBC Midlands Today did a big feature on the Church Stretton Arts Festival today, and then Shefali did the weather and used one of my WeatherWatcher photos, taken on my …

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Caradoc Window

Framed: Caer Caradoc, with a hint of sunshine, and a strong breeze. August is looking a little rough around the edges again.

Level Crossing

I’s not often we get trains with three carriages on the Cardiff to Manchester line. There must have been a big event going on somewhere!

Blustery View

Strong winds from the south west today – warm, but a tad noisy!

Ape Dale August

Now this is what August in Ape Dale should look like!

Rainbow

A passing shower first thing, and this rainbow erupted over my neighbour’s bungalow.

Burgeoning Bracken

It’s the first time I’ve walked down here for over a week, and I can’t get over how much the bracken has shot up in such a short space of …

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Festival Fever

Festival Fever - Writing Magazine - September 2016 Issue
Festival Fever – Writing Magazine – September 2016 Issue

Most of us love a good writing workshop, and for an hour or two we’re in heaven. But why go to one when we could have a whole weekend or even a week of them? Three key writers’ conferences take place between the end of July through to the beginning of September, giving delegates a plethora of workshops and talks in which to immerse themselves.

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